In August this year, it was reported that Meghan and Prince Harry had moved with their son, Archie, to a new permanent home in Santa Barbara, California, several months after announcing their decision to step down as senior, working members of the royal family. Amid their official departure from royal duties at the end of …
GREGOR is a solar telescope that has been equipped with a 1.5m primary mirror and is located at the Teide Observatory on Tenerife in the Canary Islands. It’s currently the third-largest solar telescope in the world, after the Big Bear Observatory and the McMath-Pierce solar telescope. Its primary goal is to observe the solar photosphere …
Photo credit: Shmee150The Engler F.F. Superquad is touted as the world’s first, and rightfully so. It’s powered by an Audi R8 V10 Plus-sourced twin-turbocharged 5.2L V10 engine making 1,100 hp, mated to a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission, enabling it to hi 62 mph in just 2.5 seconds, while topping out at 217 mph. Unfortunately, only ten …
Just picked up Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 and can’t find a flight stick in stock? Well, there’s a workaround if you have a spare Xbox controller and a 3D printer around. Akaki Kuumeri managed to create a HOTAS (hands on throttle-and-stick) using simple 3D-printed, snap together parts. What he ended up was a flight stick …
Ring from Amazon is best known for their security cameras and doorbells, but today, they unveiled an autonomous flying indoor security camera drone. Officially called the “Ring Always Home Cam,” it provides homeowners with a variety of viewpoints throughout their home without having to purchase multiple cameras. Put simply, you’ll be able to see if …
Apple’s 8th-Generation iPad may have just been released, but you can already get one for $395 shipped, today only, originally $429. This model features the A12 Bionic chip, which delivers a huge leap in performance, with 40% faster CPU performance and twice the graphics capability. This chip also introduces the Neural Engine for next-level machine …
Photo credit: Peta PixelThe Lockheed C-130 Hercules may not be a cutting edge aircraft, but it’s more than sufficient for capturing stunning images of fighter jets. Why? It’s capable of using unprepared runways for takeoffs and landings, while its versatile airframe has found uses in a variety of other roles, including as a gunship (AC-130), …
Amazon Luna was revealed today, and its basically a new cloud gaming service designed for instant play. It leverages the incredible scale and capability of Amazon Web Services (AWS) to stream high-quality, immersive games, but without lengthy downloads, updates, pricey hardware or complex configuration settings. You can even start playing on a single screen and …
The Good As Hell singer discussed the issues with body positivity in a new cover interview for Vogue’s October 2020 issue, where she said that the movement has become appropriated to the point it’s no longer benefiting those it was created for. “It’s commercialised. Now, you look at the hashtag ‘body positive,’ and you see …
Hilary Duff has revealed she is “still completely repulsed” that she drank the placenta from the birth of her daughter in a smoothie. In 2018, a month after her and Matthew Koma’s daughter Banks was born, Duff said she had consumed the placenta after blending it with fruit, and that it was “the most delightful …